| Show AN publication named to day is responsible lor for the statement that buying legislation is 1 a familiar part of the science of railway manage ment it says aye that the legislative investigations la in now new york fork proved that the erie brie road spent pent in a single ingle year to influence legislation and the new york central the corruption money spent by toe the railroads rail roada of the united states to Is esti mated at a year it alao says eay that it la Is a matter of common knowledge that bat the railroads railroad practically awo the legislatures of now new york pennsylvania michigan and many other stator and that they do not always alway stop with the legislatures but in pennsylvania have captured the courte john D leawon author of leading cases warns warne the student ot of railway milway law oot to pay much heed to abe the decisions of the bu u preme court of pennsylvania at least during the post ten lou or er fifteen years the pennsylvania railroad appears to run that tribunal with he game flame sue no cesa that it does doea its ita own 01 EMPRESS is reported to be developing tastes of such an eccentric character as to give rise to serious doubts about her mental equilibrium thus she abe is ii lavishing the most moat extravagant oare care and attention upon a little hedgehog which she ebe picked up fir 4 her wanderings about her english country place at darnborough farnborough Faro Farn borough the velvet and lined basket in which its ite nest has baa been arranged Is ie of silver gilt studded with jewelp while every jay the widowed empress changes the dainty ribbon with which it to 1 ador adorned ved she talks to the little animal by the hour bourand and insists on it about everywhere with her in her bar walks her drives and even at table while at it sleeps on a little condule beside belde her bed aud yet some people who lavish so 00 much care and aad attention or OP a pug doi g are no not t reganild rega nied as in danger of losing their reasoning faculties THIM THE house houlle or of legislative bodies is in coming la in for its share of criticism these days there to is the british house of lords lorde the french senate the united states senate and now there are unkind remarks about some of the bright particular stars of he be less lees numerous branch of the utah legislature to SOME of our lawmakers law few makers lawin law in terp reters and law enforcers to ie commended the example of rigid govern ment and close construction JI furnished by president lincoln in hta his of a certain judge of whom it was said that he would bang a man for blowing his nose in the street but that be would quash the indictment if it failed to specify which hand blind he be blow blew it with WHAT la Is the monroe macros doctrine good for it if it ii will not reach to and include the north pole that beatific spot belongs at least half as much to the american hemisphere as aa to the other sije side of the world even though the latter claims nansen as a citizen is a very general Impre impression selon that this mau man corbett who talks so much about his bis championship could not be pulled within range of this other slugger a log chain add a span of mules CURIOSITY AS to what the bear saw caw when be oame came out to look for big bia shadow on the 2nd and of february to now supplanted eup planted by the me query as aa to whether it is the lion or the lamb that to to typify the incoming of march GIFT of language has baa heretofore been held beld to quality qualify its if possessor for the he law or for Cou Con grew girtes latterly it appears to have found its ita molt most fitting place with alleged of the prize ring |